Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 1994/06

From: Kurt Hoffman <Supine@-----.COM>
Subj: Wide-bore clarinets
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 19:17:54 -0400

Question from an aging neophyte:

What's the deal with wide-bore vs. narrow-bore clarinets?

I often wonder if it relates to my problem: while I play classical music for
study and pleasure, the gigs I do fall into the downtown
art-rock/jazz/what-have-you category. The tone I get on my Buffet E-11 with
(I dunno what number) Genusa mouthpiece seems appropriately cool and focused
for the classical stuff, but I often want a bigger, warmer sound for the
other stuff. Someone once told me that wider bore instruments give more of
that. True? If so, does anyone have any suggestions as to what clarinets I
should consider?

Kurt Hoffman, NYC
(supine@-----.com)